Category: Kids News

Divers have discovered the world’s largest single coral colony, near the Solomon Islands. Scientists from the National Geographic Pristine Seas Initiative, estimate the coral could be 500 years old. It’s about the size of 5 tennis courts! The ocean floor is largely unexplored, so there may be even bigger corals out there.

The Tsavo National Park in Kenya, is home to endangered elephants. Farmers living along the park’s border, used to have problems with elephants eating and trampling their crops. Now, they keep African honey bees in hives along the fence line. The hum of 70,000 bees, scares elephants away, and honey is a bonus crop.

The Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs, in Yukon Canada, holds an annual Hair Freezing Contest. Contestants stay submerged in warm water, while sculpting their wet hair into icy-cool hairstyles, in the freezing air! Temperatures must drop to -4° Fahrenheit for an extended time, for a successful event. Last year, it never stayed cold enough.

Hot soup always sounds good on a cold day. So why is Vichyssoise Day in November? Vichyssoise is a creamy soup made with potatoes and onions, that’s served cold. If you still want something hot, don’t worry. Today is Apple Cider Day too. Heat cider up, and top with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Delicious.

M I C, K E Y, M O U S E! It’s Mickey Mouse Day. The most famous mouse in the world made his debut 95 years ago. It’s also National Princess Day; sounds like the perfect day to go to Disneyland! Pick out your favorite tiara, and let everyone treat you like royalty.

A rare pink pigeon, has reached adulthood at the Paignton Zoo in England. At one point, only 9 pink pigeons remained in the wild, on the island of Mauritius. Conservation efforts brought the pigeons back from the brink of extinction. This is the first pink pigeon squab, to be hand-reared in a UK zoo.

One bear in Tennessee, must have wanted to quickly fatten up, before going into hibernation. A big black bear walked into the Sweet candy store, and helped itself to a variety of treats. The bear seemed to like Hershey’s Kisses and Charleston Chews the best. The Gatlinburg Police helped get the animal out safely.

Do you love corny jokes? Get ready to quack up, because it’s Farm Joke Day. My favorite one is, What goes, “Oom. Oom.” Give up? It’s a cow, walking backwards. Haha, ha-ha-ha. How about, what do you get, when a chicken lays an egg on the roof? You get, an egg roll! R-O-F-L.

Today is Butter Day. It’s easy to make your own butter. Fill a glass jar halfway, with heavy cream. Put the lid on, then start shaking! The cream will start to get thick, and turn into whipped cream. Take a taste, then keep shaking. It will harden into butter, with a little bonus buttermilk!

Today is Homemade Bread Day. Find an easy recipe and start baking! While you wait for the dough to rise, you can go for a walk outside, because it’s also Take A Hike Day. If you have any energy left, try making baklava, a flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey, for Baklava Day!